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     <td><a href="#what">What is it?</a><br>
         <a href="#attrib">Attributes</a><br>
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    <th colspan=3 valign=bottom class="field"><big><u><b
        class="colheaders">&#160;&#160;&#160;Quick Statistics&#160;&#160;&#160;</b></u></big><br></th>
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<tr><th align=left><b class="l3heading"><a href="../stats.htm#et">End Tag:</a></b><br></th>
    <td rowspan=7>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
    <td><span class="magicword">Start &amp; End tag optional</span></td></tr>
<tr><th align=left><b class="l3heading"><a href="../stats.htm#std">Standards Details:</a></b><br></th>
    <td>In all HTML 4.x/XHTML DTDs</td></tr>
<tr><th align=left><b class="l3heading"><a href="../stats.htm#xhtm">XHTML Modules:</a></b><br></th>
    <td><b class=alert>Structure</b></td></tr>
<tr><th align=left valign=top><b class="l3heading"><a href="../stats.htm#disp">CSS 'display' Type:</a></b><br></th>
    <td>"<b class="alert">block</b>"</td></tr>
<tr><th align=left valign=top><b class="l3heading"><a href="../stats.htm#css">CSS Mapping:</a></b><br></th>
    <td>NA</td></tr>
<tr><th align=left><b class="l3heading"><a href="../stats.htm#rnd">Default Rendering:</a></b><br></th>
    <td>Browser dependent</td></tr>
<tr><th align=left><b class="l3heading"><a href="../stats.htm#w3docs">Official Docs:</a></b><br></th>
    <td><a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/struct/global.html#h-7.5.1">HTML 4.x</a>, 
        <a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml-modularization/abstract_modules.html#s_structuremodule">XHTML 1.1</a></td></tr>
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<a name="what"></a>
<dl>
<dt><big><b class="mainheading">What is it?</b></big>
    <dd>This is a top level HTML document structure which encapsulates
        and defines all content (text and images) <em>in</em> the document
        structure; all document content should be contained within the BODY
        element. All attributes to this element define document wide
        properties and display characteristics.
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<a name="attrib"></a>
<dl>
<dt><br><big><b class="mainheading">Common Attributes</b></big>
<dt><b class="subheading">%<a href="../attributes/core.htm">Core</a>%</b>
    <dd>[<span class="ns">2</span>|<b><i class="fs">3</i></b>|<span class="ns">3.2</span>|<b class="s">4</b>] 
        [<b class="s">X1</b>|<b class="s">X1.1</b>]
        [<b><i class="fs">IE3</i></b>|<span class="ns">M</span>|<b class="s">N4B2</b>|<b class="s">O3.5</b>]

<dt><b class="subheading">%<a href="../attributes/accessibility.htm">Accessibility</a>%</b>
    <dd>[<span class="ns">2</span>|<span class="ns">3</span>|<span class="ns">3.2</span>|<b><i class="fs">4</i></b>] 
        [<b class="s">X1</b>|<b class="s">X1.1</b>]
        [<b><i class="fs">IE4B1</i></b>|<span class="ns">M</span>|<b class="s">N6</b>|<b class="s">O5</b>]

<dt><b class="subheading">%<a href="../attributes/events.htm">Events</a>%</b>
    <dd>[<span class="ns">2</span>|<span class="ns">3</span>|<span class="ns">3.2</span>|<b><i class="fs">4</i></b>]
        [<b class="s">X1</b>|<b class="s">X1.1</b>] 
        [<b class="s">IE3</b>|<span class="ns">M</span>|<b><i class="fs">N2</i></b>|<b class="s">O3</b>]

<dt><b class="subheading">%<a href="../attributes/language.htm">Language</a>%</b>
    <dd>[<span class="ns">2</span>|<b><i class="fs">3</i></b>|<span class="ns">3.2</span>|<b class="s">4</b>] 
        [<b class="s">X1</b>|<b class="s">X1.1</b>]
        [<b><i class="fs">IE4</i></b>|<span class="ns">M</span>|<b class="s">N6B1</b>|<span class="ns">O</span>]

<dt><b class="subheading">%<a href="../attributes/data.htm">Data</a>%</b>
    <dd>[<span class="ns">2</span>|<span class="ns">3</span>|<span class="ns">3.2</span>|<span class="ns">4</span>] 
        [<span class="ns">X1</span>|<span class="ns">X1.1</span>]
        [<b><i class="fs">IE4</i></b>|<span class="ns">M</span>|<span class="ns">N</span>|<span class="ns">O</span>]

<dt><b class="subheading">%<a href="../attributes/editing.htm">Editing</a>%</b>
    <dd>[<span class="ns">2</span>|<span class="ns">3</span>|<span class="ns">3.2</span>|<span class="ns">4</span>] 
        [<span class="ns">X1</span>|<span class="ns">X1.1</span>]
        [<b><i class="fs">IE5.5</i></b>|<span class="ns">M</span>|<span class="ns">N</span>|<span class="ns">O</span>]

<dt><br><big><b class="mainheading">Specific Attributes</b></big>
<dt><b class="subheading">Align</b>
<dt>[<span class="ns">2</span>|<span class="ns">3</span>|<span class="ns">3.2</span>|<span class="ns">4</span>] 
    [<span class="ns">X1</span>|<span class="ns">X1.1</span>]
    [<span class="ns">IE</span>|<span class="ns">M</span>|<span class="ns">N</span>|<b><i class="fs">O4</i></b>]
    <dd><b class="l3heading"><a href="../stats.htm#std">Standards Details:</a></b> NA
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Required?</b> No
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Description:</b><br>
        This indicates the horizontal alignment of the content in this block
        element relative to the browser window.
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Values:</b>  <b class="alert">Left</b>
        [<b class="magicword">DEFAULT</b>] | <b class="alert">Center</b>
        | <b class="alert">Right</b>

<dt><b class="subheading">Alink</b>
<dt>[<span class="ns">2</span>|<span class="ns">3</span>|<b><i class="fs">3.2</i></b>|<b class="s">4</b>] 
    [<b class="s">X1</b>|<span class="ns">X1.1</span>] 
    [<b class="s">IE4B1</b>|<span class="ns">M</span>|<b><i class="fs">N1.1</i></b>|<b class="s">O7.11</b>]
    <dd><b class="l3heading"><a href="../stats.htm#std">Standards Details:</a></b> 
        Deprecated in HTML 4.x/XHTML 1.0. Dropped in XHTML 1.1 in favor of CSS.
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Required?</b> No
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Description:</b><br>
        This attribute indicates the color that a hyperlink assumes when it is
        activated or clicked on. This state is usually only temporary until the
        activation event ends
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Values:</b> <a href="../../../misc/glossary.htm#cdata">CDATA</a>.
         [The standard <a href="../../../color/colors.htm">HTML color specification</a> methods apply.]

<dt><b class="subheading">Background</b>
<dt>[<span class="ns">2</span>|<b><i class="fs">3</i></b>|<b class="s">3.2</b>|<b class="s">4</b>] 
    [<b class="s">X1</b>|<span class="ns">X1.1</span>] 
    [<b class="s">IE1</b>|<b class="s">M2FB</b>|<b><i class="fs">N1.1</i></b>|<b class="s">O2.1</b>]
    <dd><b class="l3heading"><a href="../stats.htm#std">Standards Details:</a></b> 
        Deprecated in HTML 4.x/XHTML 1.0. Dropped in XHTML 1.1 in favor of CSS.
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Required?</b> No
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Description:</b><br>
        This attribute specifies an image to be used in the background of the
        document. If the referenced image is smaller than the browser window,
        it will be tiled to fit and will scroll with the text on the page.
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Values:</b> <a href="../../../misc/glossary.htm#cdata">CDATA</a>.
        [Either an absolute or relative URL indicating the location of the graphic.
        All URLs should be <a href="../../topics/urlencoding.htm">URL encoded</a>
        where required.]

<dt><b class="subheading">BGColor</b>
<dt>[<span class="ns">2</span>|<span class="ns">3</span>|<b><i class="fs">3.2</i></b>|<b class="s">4</b>] 
    [<b class="s">X1</b>|<span class="ns">X1.1</span>]
    [<b class="s">IE1</b>|<b class="s">M2FB</b>|<b><i class="fs">N1.1</i></b>|<b class="s">O2.1</b>]
    <dd><b class="l3heading"><a href="../stats.htm#std">Standards Details:</a></b> 
        Deprecated in HTML 4.x/XHTML 1.0. Dropped in XHTML 1.1 in favor of CSS.
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Required?</b> No
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Description:</b><br>
        This attribute specifies the color of the document background and
        allows control over background appearance without requiring the browser
        to make an additional download of an image. If a BACKGROUND image
        attribute is also present, the BGCOLOR specified will shine through regions
        where the background image is transparent.
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Values:</b> <a href="../../../misc/glossary.htm#cdata">CDATA</a>.
         [The standard <a href="../../../color/colors.htm">HTML color specification</a> methods apply.]

<dt><b class="subheading">BGProperties</b>
<dt>[<span class="ns">2</span>|<span class="ns">3</span>|<span class="ns">3.2</span>|<span class="ns">4</span>] 
    [<span class="ns">X1</span>|<span class="ns">X1.1</span>]
    [<b><i class="fs">IE2</i></b>|<span class="ns">M</span>|<span class="ns">N</span>|<b class="s">O7</b>]
    <dd><b class="l3heading"><a href="../stats.htm#std">Standards Details:</a></b> NA
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Required?</b> No
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Description:</b><br>
        This attribute is dependent upon the BACKGROUND attribute for
        proper operation. The only allowable value currently is
        <b class="alert">Fixed</b>, and it indicates to the browser that
        the specified background image will be watermarked in the browser window
        [image will not scroll when the text scrolls.] If this attribute is absent,
        the default scrolling behavior is used.
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Values:</b> <b class="alert">Fixed</b>

<dt><b class="subheading">BottomMargin</b>
<dt>[<span class="ns">2</span>|<span class="ns">3</span>|<span class="ns">3.2</span>|<span class="ns">4</span>] 
    [<span class="ns">X1</span>|<span class="ns">X1.1</span>]
    [<b><i class="fs">IE4B1</i></b>|<span class="ns">M</span>|<span class="ns">N</span>|<span class="ns">O</span>]
    <dd><b class="l3heading"><a href="../stats.htm#std">Standards Details:</a></b> NA
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Required?</b> No
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Description:</b><br>
        This attribute gives the author control over the amount of space devoted
        to the bottom margin of the document.
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Values:</b>
        Specified in pixels with integer values of <b class="alert">0</b> or greater.

<dt><b class="subheading">LeftMargin</b>
<dt>[<span class="ns">2</span>|<span class="ns">3</span>|<span class="ns">3.2</span>|<span class="ns">4</span>] 
    [<span class="ns">X1</span>|<span class="ns">X1.1</span>]
    [<b><i class="fs">IE2</i></b>|<span class="ns">M</span>|<b class="s">N6.2</b>|<b class="s">O7</b>]
    <dd><b class="l3heading"><a href="../stats.htm#std">Standards Details:</a></b> NA
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Required?</b> No
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Description:</b><br>
        This attribute gives the author control over the amount of space devoted
        to the left margin of the document.
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Values:</b>
        Specified in pixels with integer values of <b class="alert">0</b> or greater.

<dt><b class="subheading">Link</b>
<dt>[<span class="ns">2</span>|<span class="ns">3</span>|<b><i class="fs">3.2</i></b>|<b class="s">4</b>] 
    [<b class="s">X1</b>|<span class="ns">X1.1</span>]
    [<b class="s">IE1</b>|<b class="s">M2FB</b>|<b><i class="fs">N1.1</i></b>|<b class="s">O2.1</b>]
    <dd><b class="l3heading"><a href="../stats.htm#std">Standards Details:</a></b> 
        Deprecated in HTML 4.x/XHTML 1.0. Dropped in XHTML 1.1 in favor of CSS.
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Required?</b> No
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Description:</b><br>
        This attribute indicates the default color of hyperlinks that have not yet been
        activated.
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Values:</b> <a href="../../../misc/glossary.htm#cdata">CDATA</a>.
         [The standard <a href="../../../color/colors.htm">HTML color specification</a> methods apply.]

<dt><b class="subheading">Marginheight</b>
<dt>[<span class="ns">2</span>|<span class="ns">3</span>|<span class="ns">3.2</span>|<span class="ns">4</span>] 
    [<span class="ns">X1</span>|<span class="ns">X1.1</span>]
    [<span class="ns">IE</span>|<span class="ns">M</span>|<b><i class="fs">N4</i></b>|<b class="s">O4</b>]
    <dd><b class="l3heading"><a href="../stats.htm#std">Standards Details:</a></b> NA
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Required?</b> No
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Description:</b><br>
        This attribute gives the author control over the amount of space devoted
        to the top and bottom margins of the document.
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Values:</b>
        Specified in pixels with integer values of <b class="alert">0</b> or greater.

<dt><b class="subheading">Marginwidth</b>
<dt>[<span class="ns">2</span>|<span class="ns">3</span>|<span class="ns">3.2</span>|<span class="ns">4</span>] 
    [<span class="ns">X1</span>|<span class="ns">X1.1</span>]
    [<span class="ns">IE</span>|<span class="ns">M</span>|<b><i class="fs">N4</i></b>|<b class="s">O4</b>]
    <dd><b class="l3heading"><a href="../stats.htm#std">Standards Details:</a></b> NA
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Required?</b> No
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Description:</b><br>
        This attribute gives the author control over the amount of space devoted
        to the left and right margins of the document.
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Values:</b>
        Specified in pixels with integer values of <b class="alert">0</b> or greater.

<dt><b class="subheading">NoWrap</b>
<dt>[<span class="ns">2</span>|<span class="ns">3</span>|<span class="ns">3.2</span>|<span class="ns">4</span>] 
    [<span class="ns">X1</span>|<span class="ns">X1.1</span>]
    [<b><i class="fs">IE4</i></b>|<span class="ns">M</span>|<span class="ns">N</b>|<span class="ns">O</span>]
    <dd><b class="l3heading"><a href="../stats.htm#std">Standards Details:</a></b> NA
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Required?</b> No
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Description:</b><br>
        This attribute specifies whether or not the content of the element will
        use normal HTML linebreaking conventions. If False, normal linebreaking
        behavior is used. If set to True, the element will not wrap to the
        rendering viewport unless explicit linebreaking elements are added.
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Values:</b> <b class="alert">False</b>
        (<span class="magicword">DEFAULT</span>), <b class="alert">True</b><br>
        May also be used as a standalone attribute, in which case the value is treated as TRUE.

<dt><b class="subheading">RightMargin</b>
<dt>[<span class="ns">2</span>|<span class="ns">3</span>|<span class="ns">3.2</span>|<span class="ns">4</span>] 
    [<span class="ns">X1</span>|<span class="ns">X1.1</span>]
    [<b><i class="fs">IE4B1</i></b>|<span class="ns">M</span>|<span class="ns">N</span>|<span class="ns">O</span>]
    <dd><b class="l3heading"><a href="../stats.htm#std">Standards Details:</a></b> NA
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Required?</b> No
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Description:</b><br>
        This attribute gives the author control over the amount of space devoted
        to the right margin of the document.
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Values:</b>
        Specified in pixels with integer values of <b class="alert">0</b> or greater.

<dt><b class="subheading">Scroll</b>
<dt>[<span class="ns">2</span>|<span class="ns">3</span>|<span class="ns">3.2</span>|<span class="ns">4</span>] 
    [<span class="ns">X1</span>|<span class="ns">X1.1</span>]
    [<b><i class="fs">IE4B1</i></b>|<span class="ns">M</span>|<span class="ns">N</span>|<span class="ns">O</span>]
    <dd><b class="l3heading"><a href="../stats.htm#std">Standards Details:</a></b> NA
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Required?</b> No
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Description:</b><br>
        This controls whether or not a vertical scrollbar is rendered on the edge of the
        document window.
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Values:</b>
        <b class="alert">Yes</b> [<b class="magicword">DEFAULT</b>] | <b class="alert">No</b>

<dt><b class="subheading">Text</b>
<dt>[<span class="ns">2</span>|<span class="ns">3</span>|<b><i class="fs">3.2</i></b>|<b class="s">4</b>] 
    [<b class="s">X1</b>|<span class="ns">X1.1</span>]
    [<b class="s">IE1</b>|<b class="s">M2FB</b>|<b><i class="fs">N1.1</i></b>|<b class="s">O2.1</b>]
    <dd><b class="l3heading"><a href="../stats.htm#std">Standards Details:</a></b> 
        Deprecated in HTML 4.x/XHTML 1.0. Dropped in XHTML 1.1 in favor of CSS.
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Required?</b> No
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Description:</b><br>
        When this attribute is present it indicates the default color of the
        document text. This color can be overridden locally by specifying a
        FONT COLOR value.
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Values:</b> <a href="../../../misc/glossary.htm#cdata">CDATA</a>.
         [The standard <a href="../../../color/colors.htm">HTML color specification</a> methods apply.]

<dt><b class="subheading">TopMargin</b>
<dt>[<span class="ns">2</span>|<span class="ns">3</span>|<span class="ns">3.2</span>|<span class="ns">4</span>] 
    [<span class="ns">X1</span>|<span class="ns">X1.1</span>]
    [<b><i class="fs">IE2</i></b>|<span class="ns">M</span>|<b class="s">N6.2</b>|<b class="s">O7</b>]
    <dd><b class="l3heading"><a href="../stats.htm#std">Standards Details:</a></b> NA
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Required?</b> No
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Description:</b><br>
        This attribute gives the author control over the amount of space devoted
        to the top margin of the document.
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Values:</b>
        Specified as pixels with integer values of <b class="alert">0</b> or greater.

<dt><b class="subheading">VLink</b>
<dt>[<span class="ns">2</span>|<span class="ns">3</span>|<b><i class="fs">3.2</i></b>|<b class="s">4</b>] 
    [<b class="s">X1</b>|<span class="ns">X1.1</span>]
    [<b class="s">IE1</b>|<b class="s">M2FB</b>|<b><i class="fs">N1.1</i></b>|<b class="s">O2.1</b>]
    <dd><b class="l3heading"><a href="../stats.htm#std">Standards Details:</a></b> 
        Deprecated in HTML 4.x/XHTML 1.0. Dropped in XHTML 1.1 in favor of CSS.
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Required?</b> No
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Description:</b><br>
        This attribute indicates the default color of hyperlinks that have already
        been activated.
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Values:</b> <a href="../../../misc/glossary.htm#cdata">CDATA</a>.
         [The standard <a href="../../../color/colors.htm">HTML color specification</a> methods apply.]
</dl>


<a name="example"></a>
<dl>
<dt><big><b class="mainheading">Example</b></big>
    <dd><div class="example">&lt;<b class="tagname">html</b>&gt;<br>
        &lt;<b class="tagname">head</b>&gt;<br>
        &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
        &lt;<b class="tagname">title</b>&gt;this is the document title&lt;/<b class="tagname">title</b>&gt;<br>
        &lt;/<b class="tagname">head</b>&gt;<br>
        &lt;<b class="tagname">body</b>
        <span class="tagattrib">background</span>=&quot;image.gif&quot;
        <span class="tagattrib">bgproperties</span>=&quot;fixed&quot;
        <span class="tagattrib">text</span>=&quot;#ff0000&quot;
        <span class="tagattrib">link</span>=&quot;#ffff00&quot;&gt;<br>
        document text<br>
        &lt;/<b class="tagname">body</b>&gt;<br>
        &lt;/<b class="tagname">html</b>&gt;</div>
</dl>


<a name="model"></a>
<dl>
<dt><big><b class="mainheading">Parent Model</b></big>
    <dd><b class="subheading">Pre-HTML 4.0 Parent Model</b>
    <dd>&lt;<a href="../h/html.htm">html</a>&gt; |
        &lt;<a href="../n/noframes.htm">noframes</a>&gt;
    <dd><b class="subheading">HTML 4.0 Parent Model</b> <a href="#tips">*</a>
    <dd>&lt;<a href="../h/html.htm">html</a>&gt;
<dt><big><b class="mainheading">Content Model</b></big>
    <dd><b class="alert">%<a href="../shorthands.htm#inlinecontent">In-line Content</a>%</b> |
        <b class="alert">%<a href="../shorthands.htm#blockcontent">Block Content</a>%</b> |
        &lt;<a href="../d/del.htm">del</a>&gt; |
        &lt;<a href="../i/ins.htm">ins</a>&gt;
</dl>


<a name="tips"></a>
<big><b class="mainheading">Tips &amp; Tricks</b></big>
<ul>
    <li><b class="alert">DTD Note:</b> HTML 4.0 has changed the interaction
        behavior for the BODY element in relation to framed documents. Before
        HTML 4.0, a frame specification document would contain a HEAD element and
        a FRAMESET element. Backward compatible content would be contained within
        the BODY tag, which was nested inside the NOFRAMES element, which was in
        turn nested within the FRAMESET structure.
        <br><br>
        In HTML 4.0, the BODY element always remains at the top level, such that
        a framed document structure consists of a HEAD element, followed by a
        FRAMESET structure, <em>followed</em> by a BODY structure. It is unknown
        if Netscape or Internet Explorer honor this or the expanded syntax for
        NOFRAMES yet.
    <li>Because the BACKGROUND attribute requires an extra HTTP request,
        download time will be increased.
    <li>Of the BODY attributes introduced in HTML 3.2, the ALINK attribute never
        gained wide support. Recommend against using this attribute.
    <li>It is wise to specify a BGColor in addition to a BACKGROUND attribute.
        It should be of sufficient contrast to the chosen color scheme in the
        off chance of the background image not loading (Choosing a BGColor
        similar to the dominant color of the background is a good choice.)
    <li>It is also wise to specify the text and link colors when the BGCOLOR
        attribute is also specified. This is to ensure proper contrast is
        maintained between these basic page elements.
    <li>Curious how many of the common BODY attributes map to CSS? Look
        <a href="../../topics/bodycssmapping.htm">here</a> for the answer.
</ul>

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<big><b class="mainheading">Browser Peculiarities</b></big>
<ul>
    <li>Some browsers may not display any of the page until the BACKGROUND
        image download has completed.
    <li>[Tests: <a href="../../../testing/html/tags/b/body-bp2.htm">1</a>, 
        <a href="../../../testing/html/tags/b/body-bp3.htm">2</a>,
        <a href="../../../testing/html/tags/b/body-bp4.htm">3</a>,
        <a href="../../../testing/html/tags/b/body-bp5.htm">4</a>]
        If the background image fails to download  for any reason and no
        BGColor is specified it is common practice for browsers not to apply
        the other coloring attributes (this ensures readability with the
        default browser color schemes.)
    <li><a href="../../../testing/html/tags/b/body-bp6.htm">[Test]</a>
        Until each of their 4.0 Beta 2 versions, both Netscape and Internet
        Explorer have not allowed an animated Gif to be used as a background
        image. Sometimes only the first frame of the animation would be shown -
        otherwise no image at all. <b class="alert">Warning:</b> even though
        background animations are now possible, <em>PLEASE</em> exercise caution
        in their use! This behavior could be many more times as annoying (and
        headache causing =)) to readers than special effects such as BLINK or
        MARQUEE ever have been.
    <li>The ALINK attribute is interesting in that Netscape created it along
        with the other major BODY attributes for V1.1. The other BODY attributes
        Netscape created were quickly adopted by other browsers except for this one. 
    <li><a href="../../../testing/html/tags/b/body-bp1.htm">[Test]</a>
        Early versions of Netscape 1.1 had a bug/feature whereby it was
        possible to create a &quot;shimmering&quot; effect by specifying multiple
        BODY tags in succession, each with its own BGColor value. As each BODY
        tag was parsed it would display the specified color. This was fixed very
        soon after it was found, but authors considered this a &quot;feature&quot;
        for a while and its use spread for a time.
    <li>The Left/Top/Right/BottomMargin attributes in Internet Explorer control the
        margins of the displayed document, <em>NOT</em> the margins of the parent
        <em>WINDOW</em>.
    <li>Setting the MARGINHEIGHT and MARGINWIDTH values to zero may be the only way
        in Netscape that an author can achieve seamless cross-frame images.
    <li>The HEIGHT and WIDTH attributes in Opera 4+ specify the desired dimensions
        of the content in the BODY element within the display window - the
        browser may not be able to honor this for a number of reasons.
</ul>


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